HipSquares
A little photo experiment with the Hipstamatic.
THE WRITTEN RECORD
Author: Chris
Discovery
You can learn the basics of any camera over a weekend. But it can take decades, maybe even a lifetime, to fully discover photography.
Just For The Hell Of It
I’ve been thinking a lot about what I do, what I want to do and understanding my motivations. Not sure if this is because I just turned 50 and may be having some kind of crisis. Doesn't feel like it.…
Does Not Compute
"If you think the AI is sentient, you just failed the Turing Test from the other side."
Cropping My Photo Gear
Just how good is the iPhone as a camera? Good enough for someone like me, a photographer for over three decades, want to sell off almost all of his gear. It is that good. I just sold off the mirrorless…
2023: Chapter Two
Happy 3/3 day! It is March 3, 2023- time to start the second chapter for the new year's resolutions. In the past 10 years or so, I have attempted a variation of resolution themes in an attempt to hold myself…
Rage Against The Machine
My personal printing at home history has always followed the same patterns: This planned obsolescence is maddening for almost everyone who owns one of these damned things. It isn't one brand, it is the market and no one is willing…
Apple Watch SE
After ordering and returning the Apple Watch Ultra upgrade, I went two weeks without. I felt naked without it at first, and then made peace with the situation. Right up to the point where T-Mobile offered a huge discount on…
Goodbye Adobe
After decades of relying on Adobe photography software to host, edit and organize my archive, it is time to say goodbye. Photoshop and Lightroom are second to none with one exception- a subscription. With all the competition out there in…
Digital vs Analog
02-25-2023 Analog vs Digital I observed my Royal Scrittore typewriter collecting dust this morn g moring and thought I would give it a go. Two sentences in and my fingers hurt. Compare this tothe keyboard on my MacBook Pro where…
Signal Loss
I have so much to say and not enough time to say it. But to be fair, I am probably the only one listening to the Radio Denbow podcast anyway. And how the hell do I plan on making it…
Mylio Photo Organizer
How the hell did this software program help organize thirty years of my photography archives in under an hour? Download, install and sign up for the 30-day free trial. And we're off! I plugged in my 10TB external hard drive…
Hacking A Reading Workflow
You could say I enjoy reading. But what good is all of that time spent if I do not retain that input? I need a system for transforming reading into meaningful action and lasting insight. Other people would call this…
Hor
There is a running joke in my family that I consume too many Apple devices every year. Well the joke is on me because I did it again. I upgraded to the Apple Watch Ultra. Horology is the study of…
2023: Chapter One
Today is the day! It is February, 2nd, 2023 and it is time to start a new chapter for the new year's resolutions. Here is a quick list of things I want to do for the new year: My goal…